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i said bush would be reelected. pat ran. bush was not reelected. to this day, pat buchanan still sits in the chair. >> right. >> and as long as we are on that. zuckerman, you know, most people don't know, he is in real estate. >> well, yeah, he also owned u.s. news and the new york daily news, sew is in journalism, too. and he is a fresh of mclaughlin. >> so what do you think of? you work for the weekly standard. you started the weekly tan darted. tells that you story. >> well, i worked, i worked for the new republic magazine before that. he left the baltimore sun in 1985 then on that debate had something to do with it. and so i joined, i joined the new republic which had a famous white housel column every week. it was written years ago by john osborne, a brilliant column, and when i came, i took it over for more contracting who went to "newsweek" to be their bureau chief. that did not work out well. >> who owned that? >> marty paris with lived in cambridge, massachusetts, taught at har regard, and was one of these people who was moving jewish inte
i said bush would be reelected. pat ran. bush was not reelected. to this day, pat buchanan still sits in the chair. >> right. >> and as long as we are on that. zuckerman, you know, most people don't know, he is in real estate. >> well, yeah, he also owned u.s. news and the new york daily news, sew is in journalism, too. and he is a fresh of mclaughlin. >> so what do you think of? you work for the weekly standard. you started the weekly tan darted. tells that you story....
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it was george bush at his best. it's a more than any president -- this is an honorable thing, what i just did about bush. >> that program would have been wonderful if he had raised the money himself. it is not the government's role to pay for medicine to foreign governments. what is the one thing that obama has done that i applaud, and i have to say his second inaugural, just two months ago, the president walked down the length of pennsylvania avenue chewing nicorette. i respect that what appeared to be in the world, living in the world, where all of your buddies who worship you like jesus are telling you the most of the thing you can do, not commit abortion, but used a tobacco product -- that is the worst thing you could ever do. for this guy to flaunt his addiction in public was courageous, compelling, and an inspiration to all of us. go, barack obama. >> that is the end of round two. now for the final round, the lightning round. we will play a word association game. i speak a word and each fighter responds with t
it was george bush at his best. it's a more than any president -- this is an honorable thing, what i just did about bush. >> that program would have been wonderful if he had raised the money himself. it is not the government's role to pay for medicine to foreign governments. what is the one thing that obama has done that i applaud, and i have to say his second inaugural, just two months ago, the president walked down the length of pennsylvania avenue chewing nicorette. i respect that what...
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bush, mr. cheney, anyone who served in war would've known right off the bat or should have known these guys never served in war and we got the outcome that we did. host: you served in the first gulf war? correct. caller: there were two different strategies. the first, the iraqi invasion of kuwait. a country about the size of new jersey. over 700,000 troops to kick them out of the country. 500,000 of those troops were coalition troops. you are talking a whole different ballgame when you are talking about removing an army from a country as opposed to invading and occupying. those are two different kettles of fish. host: veteran from ohio. brenda in memphis, tennessee. i make aes, may comment first? . am a former u.s. marine i was a staff sergeant during the vietnam era. i want to say this much. they are talking about us going when our country is struggling. they want to cut support on social security. if you look at the ryan budget, it is a budget that is totally on steroids against the poor. i d
bush, mr. cheney, anyone who served in war would've known right off the bat or should have known these guys never served in war and we got the outcome that we did. host: you served in the first gulf war? correct. caller: there were two different strategies. the first, the iraqi invasion of kuwait. a country about the size of new jersey. over 700,000 troops to kick them out of the country. 500,000 of those troops were coalition troops. you are talking a whole different ballgame when you are...
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the whole idea that somehow because the obama administration happens to be more sympathetic than the bush administration, that the constitutional law will change, that is controversial. the theory in 1965 that you could be fired from every employee job if were found not a be gay, everybody had constitutional right to marry a same-sex partner. now they do not. they've pushed it through in a few states. that cannot be directly to think about it. if we think about the factors that are very important, it is neither an mutability or political powerlessness. it is the other two factors. is this a group that has a history of being oppressed and prejudiced? yes. is the characteristic we're talking about something that affects your ability to contribute to society. nope. once those questions are answered, the other two the courts as are sometimes important and sometimes are not important. political powerlessness to not have much to do with the decision in 1975 to make heightened scrutiny applied to gender discrimination. that whole scenario tells you. >> those laws being challenged were written be
the whole idea that somehow because the obama administration happens to be more sympathetic than the bush administration, that the constitutional law will change, that is controversial. the theory in 1965 that you could be fired from every employee job if were found not a be gay, everybody had constitutional right to marry a same-sex partner. now they do not. they've pushed it through in a few states. that cannot be directly to think about it. if we think about the factors that are very...
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recordly it is off the bush 43,idents reagan, and obama. there is no denying that the opportunity to talk informally with the president is a very special thing. you come away having learned something about the person or about his policies. publicly have made a spectacle of myself so many times for better and worse. share one moment in april of 1988, president ronald reagan. >> george bush is doing well. he has been a wonderful vice president. nobody is perfect. i might put them in charge of and -- rorism focus on theuch presidential election i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughter] we watch that, was there a private ronald reagan? was he different off-camera than on the stage? guest: he really wasn't. aboutt the same stories life in hollywood or california politics that you often got in public. he was in fact a very private man. but he was always cordial, always very pleasant. texted hinge joint news conferences? guest: i do not think it particu
recordly it is off the bush 43,idents reagan, and obama. there is no denying that the opportunity to talk informally with the president is a very special thing. you come away having learned something about the person or about his policies. publicly have made a spectacle of myself so many times for better and worse. share one moment in april of 1988, president ronald reagan. >> george bush is doing well. he has been a wonderful vice president. nobody is perfect. i might put them in charge...
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bush. >> thank you. my beautiful wife danielle is here in the front row and my son, nathaniel, and my daughter , bee. for us, i think danielle deserves a special recognition because she is such an important part of my journey on this issue. she gave an extremely moving ceremony for my oldest friend when he married his partner two summers ago. danielle made that's beautiful of and for 100 people. i am delighted to be here with my friend margaret hoover. -- if you had been so- could have made up this list of speakers of hoover's, eisenhower's, bushes, and cheney's. it would not be quite get republican convention, but pretty close. in fact, i speaker today as more 30n one of the 100 republicans and conservatives who signed the brief in favor of equal marriage rights. i think if he had another week, there would've been twice as many. you know, republicans and democrats in this country have enough to disagree about. no shortage. and yet there are many issues that are the property of no one party. freedom of e
bush. >> thank you. my beautiful wife danielle is here in the front row and my son, nathaniel, and my daughter , bee. for us, i think danielle deserves a special recognition because she is such an important part of my journey on this issue. she gave an extremely moving ceremony for my oldest friend when he married his partner two summers ago. danielle made that's beautiful of and for 100 people. i am delighted to be here with my friend margaret hoover. -- if you had been so- could have...
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republicans like george bush and mitt romney get 5% or less. i got 20 something mississippi from the blacks in mississippi, and i would like to think partially because i had a good record, but also because i tried. getting 27%bout me of the hispanic vote after saying effectively we want your grandmother to self-support, i want to know who that 27% of the hispanic voters who voted for him. [laughter] the truth of the matter is, not only is it easier to vote for somebody if you like them, it is easier to vote for somebody if you think they like you. this is a real -- this became more than about latinos. became about color. when a haitian-americans -- americans both for democrats, then that says to me at all those chinese-americans who came here as republicans, because they were fleeing communism, all those vietnam- americans, all those indian doctors and businessmen who were showing off -- who were taxpayers and they voted for a democrat, a left-wing democrat, by the way, a far shift to the left compared to bill clinton -- in a lot ofbe voters'mi
republicans like george bush and mitt romney get 5% or less. i got 20 something mississippi from the blacks in mississippi, and i would like to think partially because i had a good record, but also because i tried. getting 27%bout me of the hispanic vote after saying effectively we want your grandmother to self-support, i want to know who that 27% of the hispanic voters who voted for him. [laughter] the truth of the matter is, not only is it easier to vote for somebody if you like them, it is...
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bush. he's going to argue that the congress made this decision, it is reasonable for the federal government to maintain the view that they always had, that marriage is between a man and woman. that is all we need to recognize. don verrilli, the obama administration solicitor general, will argue that it is discriminatory, it discriminates against gay couples, and there is no justification port -- for it. an attorney from new york city is representing the plaintiff in the case, a woman named kaity windsor. she was with partner, they met in the -- in greenwich village in the 1960's, they got married in toronto in 2007, they lived in new york, and her spouse died in 2009. she got a $363,000 estate tax bill from the irs. ofot of this was the value the property they own, it went up. basically the ira's and treated her as if they were not married. -- irs treated her as if they were not married. her case is what they will hear today. host: vicky jackson. guest: this case comes up in an audit postur
bush. he's going to argue that the congress made this decision, it is reasonable for the federal government to maintain the view that they always had, that marriage is between a man and woman. that is all we need to recognize. don verrilli, the obama administration solicitor general, will argue that it is discriminatory, it discriminates against gay couples, and there is no justification port -- for it. an attorney from new york city is representing the plaintiff in the case, a woman named...
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wasn't under president reagan or the first president bush or the second president bush, but 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. under president clinton and then president bush came in and did a big tax cut in 2001. put us out of balance for a long period of time. and during the period of time when the budget was imbalance the last four times out of 40 years, the revenue was coming in, was higher than it is in any year in the republican budget that's before us now. and what that tells you is that their budget approach is trying o seek balance on the backs of everybody else. by really cutting into those important investments that have helped power our company, by violating important commitments to seniors. and in the end, by raising taxes on middle-income people. why else would they not have joined democrats in sending policy statement to the ways and means committee that says when you go about eliminating tax preferences, don't hit middle-income taxpayers in the process. in fact, mr. chairman, if you look at the mortgage interest deduction, for example, mortgage interest deduction really helps m
wasn't under president reagan or the first president bush or the second president bush, but 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. under president clinton and then president bush came in and did a big tax cut in 2001. put us out of balance for a long period of time. and during the period of time when the budget was imbalance the last four times out of 40 years, the revenue was coming in, was higher than it is in any year in the republican budget that's before us now. and what that tells you is that their...
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we worked together in the department of justice during the bush and administration. i congratulate you on your promotion. you always had a reputation for intelligence and professionalism and hard work. it is good to see you here today. i want to follow up a little bit on some questions that mr. marina ask you earlier. they came from various federal districts or were held in various districts. i understand from your testimony that you did not consult with individual united states attorneys in those federal districts when you were releasing detainees who would have come from them. is that correct? >> that is correct. most of the detainees that we received on the criminal side are coming from state and local custody, just the sheer volume. >> but still, the united states attorney's are the chief attorneys in the districts and they would not be your attorneys in each of the districts. >> on criminal prosecution matters, of course. >> and on civil matters. >> yes. although they do not get involved in administration removal matters. >> but they would for the instance if yo
we worked together in the department of justice during the bush and administration. i congratulate you on your promotion. you always had a reputation for intelligence and professionalism and hard work. it is good to see you here today. i want to follow up a little bit on some questions that mr. marina ask you earlier. they came from various federal districts or were held in various districts. i understand from your testimony that you did not consult with individual united states attorneys in...
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we saw that in the last bush budget in 2009. what they do care about is cutting and shrinking and eliminating government. , shrink ituist said so we can sit and go a bathtub and strangle it. that is what they are doing. they're budget would destroy medicare and medicaid. they would destroy both programs. it would cost more money, by the way, to ensure senior citizens in the private sector than under medicare. they do not care about that. their goal is not the deficit. their goal is to destroy government. let me give you a couple statistics. and so the 1950's, corporations paid, on average, 40% of profits on taxes. , they aretead of 40% paying about 12%. the ryan budget would lower that further. it would say that millionaires would get a $200,000 tax cut which would be made up for by cutting -- they say, we will make up for that by cutting tax loopholes, but they were lout the major tax loopholes for rich people under capital gains. that means the middle-class class will have to pay more taxes. host: a tweet -- is true.at if you
we saw that in the last bush budget in 2009. what they do care about is cutting and shrinking and eliminating government. , shrink ituist said so we can sit and go a bathtub and strangle it. that is what they are doing. they're budget would destroy medicare and medicaid. they would destroy both programs. it would cost more money, by the way, to ensure senior citizens in the private sector than under medicare. they do not care about that. their goal is not the deficit. their goal is to destroy...
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bush. he's going to argue that the congress made this decision, it is reasonable for the federal government to maintain the view that they always had, that marriage is between a man and woman. that is all we need to recognize. the obamalli, administration solicitor general, will argue that it is discriminatory, it discriminates against gay couples, and there is no justification port -- for it. an attorney from new york city is representing the plaintiff in the case, a woman named kaity windsor. she was with partner, they met in the -- in greenwich village in the 1960's, they got married in toronto in 2007, they lived in new york, and her spouse died in 2009. she got a $363,000 estate tax bill from the irs. a lot of this was the value of the property they own, it went up. basically the ira's and treated her as if they were not married. as if theyted her were not married. her case is what they will hear today. vicky jackson. anst: this case comes up in audit posture. i alluded to it. usually
bush. he's going to argue that the congress made this decision, it is reasonable for the federal government to maintain the view that they always had, that marriage is between a man and woman. that is all we need to recognize. the obamalli, administration solicitor general, will argue that it is discriminatory, it discriminates against gay couples, and there is no justification port -- for it. an attorney from new york city is representing the plaintiff in the case, a woman named kaity windsor....
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standing nextn, to david boies, who were on opposite side when it came to bush v. gore. they're now on agreement. your calls and comments. fromve a chance to hear both sides of the aisle in their entirety in a few minutes. we will listen to ran the next from virginia. your view on the issue? caller: hi. i can oppose it on so many different fronts straight to use this equal protection rights or whenever, and i go against it because of natural law. a man and woman have natural rights, they produce children. two man cannot produce a child. two women cannot produce children. they are not equal. they are two different types of people. and itposed to it 100%, is a more financial deal dealing with social security and federal taxes. it is more of a financial deal than more of a commitment that we love one another. it is more financial. thank you. tweet --re is this next is a curmudgeon, california. your state front and center. iller: i was calling to say pose the same section ban -- ban.g-sex than -- same-sex i would like to see my other couples in the state be able to get marri
standing nextn, to david boies, who were on opposite side when it came to bush v. gore. they're now on agreement. your calls and comments. fromve a chance to hear both sides of the aisle in their entirety in a few minutes. we will listen to ran the next from virginia. your view on the issue? caller: hi. i can oppose it on so many different fronts straight to use this equal protection rights or whenever, and i go against it because of natural law. a man and woman have natural rights, they...
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he was with the reagan administration -- >> i was in the bush administration. >> excuse me. not that old. the first case i will talk about is the one that will be argued tomorrow. it is called hollingsworth against perry. it began with the california supreme court ruling that as a matter of california state lot of laws banning same-sex marriages were unconstitutional with the california constitution. immediate become a process was begun in november, 2008, and the voters in california passed an initiative, an amendment to the constitution that says marriage shall only be between persons of the opposite sex, one man and one woman from outlying same-sex marriage. at the same time, california high already in place well before the first decision statutes that created domestic partnerships that provide all of the legal rights to same-sex partners as marriage did, but they could not call themselves married. the reaction was fairly prompt. the case was filed in federal court after an unsuccessful case in state court, challenging constitutionality this time under the federal constitu
he was with the reagan administration -- >> i was in the bush administration. >> excuse me. not that old. the first case i will talk about is the one that will be argued tomorrow. it is called hollingsworth against perry. it began with the california supreme court ruling that as a matter of california state lot of laws banning same-sex marriages were unconstitutional with the california constitution. immediate become a process was begun in november, 2008, and the voters in...
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they want to keep going like bush has gone. host: joseph, thanks for your call. ginny, where are you calling from? caller: stand. yes, i have a problem with one thing that is going on, and that is the president passing bills that have a detriment on the end, and because he knows that republicans will not agree with it, and blames the republicans because of the debt that comes because they did not vote on it. it is not the republicans' fault and that they cannot agree with a bill from the president. how is that fair? --e us an example host: give us an example. caller: new taxes that went into effect. they say it is the republicans fault that these taxes are falling on everyone. the republicans do not have to agree with everything he said. that is a one-party government. we have a system of checks and balances that need to be kept. you cannot bypass congress or wish to bypass congress. system of checks and balances just because you do not agree with what the congress is doing. what is that? get: let's see if we can one more of view. adam, where are you calling from
they want to keep going like bush has gone. host: joseph, thanks for your call. ginny, where are you calling from? caller: stand. yes, i have a problem with one thing that is going on, and that is the president passing bills that have a detriment on the end, and because he knows that republicans will not agree with it, and blames the republicans because of the debt that comes because they did not vote on it. it is not the republicans' fault and that they cannot agree with a bill from the...
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before president bush spoke for about five minutes that evening and we will show you those tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. next week marks the start of a recess in congress. the house completed its work for the week and will not return until the week of april 8. earlier, the chamber passed the republican budget plan. the 2010to repeal health care law. it aims to balance the budget over the next 10 years. fundingse also passed for the government to the rest of the year. speaking of the senate, the chamber is live right now. they're working on amendments right now. we do not expect a vote until tomorrow, with a final passage vote possible. follow the senate live now on c- span2. his weeklyr holds briefing and talks about the upcoming republican agenda. this is 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. every family in america must balance their budget. passedouse republicans their plan. alps improve people's lives and addresses things i think they most care about. it means more jobs and higher wages for the american people. support of the keystone pipeline route means more jobs for
before president bush spoke for about five minutes that evening and we will show you those tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. next week marks the start of a recess in congress. the house completed its work for the week and will not return until the week of april 8. earlier, the chamber passed the republican budget plan. the 2010to repeal health care law. it aims to balance the budget over the next 10 years. fundingse also passed for the government to the rest of the year. speaking of the...
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bush launched a war of choice in iraq. dragging our country into a costly, bitter conflict based on falsehoods and hyperbole. it took president obama fulfilling his campaign promise to end the iraq war and we are grateful that he brought the war to an end. but we must not forget how we got into the war in the first place. so that these mistakes are not repeated. we were told there were weapons of mass destruction. we were warned about mushroom clouds. now i offered an amendment at the time that would have taken us down a different path. it would have required the united states to work through the united nations inspectors and maximizing diplomacy to determine whether or not iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction. unfortunately my amendment failed by a vote of 72-355. what happened from there we all know the tragic consequences. president bush dragged this country into an unnecessary war. no weapons of mass destruction were ever found. the cost of the iraq war soared far beyond what was projected. we lost 4,400 ame
bush launched a war of choice in iraq. dragging our country into a costly, bitter conflict based on falsehoods and hyperbole. it took president obama fulfilling his campaign promise to end the iraq war and we are grateful that he brought the war to an end. but we must not forget how we got into the war in the first place. so that these mistakes are not repeated. we were told there were weapons of mass destruction. we were warned about mushroom clouds. now i offered an amendment at the time that...
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going back to the root of the situation in regards to when we got into this with wall street, president bush when he put us into war? president obama is bringing the soldiers back, where are the funds to be utilized back into our society? all the oil we got from saddam hussein? why isn't anybody going back to the fact that the reason we got into this mess is because of what happened with the bush administration? obama had to bail out wall street. complaining about all these other problems we are having. we're going to leave it there. you have given us a lot to work with. guest: that is a point democrats are making. deficitans were hitting spending -- but the cr is not addressing the problem. -- both sides are making that point. another element was a fight between democrats and republicans on the senate budget. how they arrived at savings in republicans said the numbers aren't realistic. host: are to be republicans also increases in spending in other areas, that it pushed the debt way beyond where it was when they first came into office, five or six years ago? point to the trend, how much was
going back to the root of the situation in regards to when we got into this with wall street, president bush when he put us into war? president obama is bringing the soldiers back, where are the funds to be utilized back into our society? all the oil we got from saddam hussein? why isn't anybody going back to the fact that the reason we got into this mess is because of what happened with the bush administration? obama had to bail out wall street. complaining about all these other problems we...
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ironically, the taxes were sent to expire under the bush tax cuts, so those were scheduled to go away. that is what the republicans passed 12 years ago. the only tax that increase was a temporary tax that was relief given to reduce the payroll tax to try to give a shot in the arm to the economy. that was always designed to be a temporary tax. as a practical matter, the president has, in fact, kept his pledge. it is ironic. polls show the american people thought that with the american recovery act that their taxes increase when, in fact, 94% of the people saw a reduction. what the president promised, he did, but a lot of people did not understand it and thought their taxes increased. people that look at the facts understand that they have received tax reductions. i personally think we have gone a little overboard. we will have to rebalance the scales, but the president kept his promises on taxation, notwithstanding what you're caller said. you're caller is wrong. beach on twitter says the private sector will always be a better fiscal that the anything run by the government -- fact, say
ironically, the taxes were sent to expire under the bush tax cuts, so those were scheduled to go away. that is what the republicans passed 12 years ago. the only tax that increase was a temporary tax that was relief given to reduce the payroll tax to try to give a shot in the arm to the economy. that was always designed to be a temporary tax. as a practical matter, the president has, in fact, kept his pledge. it is ironic. polls show the american people thought that with the american recovery...
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you might remember that president bush's economic adviser was fired for predicting that the war might $200$100 billion to billion. he was off by at least a factor of 10, at least, and we will hear from our second panel, maybe much more than that. ask,ly, we are going to from the u.s. point of view, what are the geopolitical, military and strategic lessons in so far as we can see them from this near and far vantage point. what are the take homes from this conflict? a reallyssembled superb roster of experts to address these issues, beginning with this wonderful first panel. knows onuch each of us and conflict firsthand, looking around this room, there is a huge amount of wisdom here , but i know that all of us will go home a good deal wiser. thank you for joining us. i am really thrilled to turn over to the moderator of our first panel. everyone in this room and watching on television is probably familiar with his work. 10 years ago, he was covering the beginning of the war for kuwait city, and then in baghdad. he later wrote "imperial life in the emerald city" -- one of the best of man
you might remember that president bush's economic adviser was fired for predicting that the war might $200$100 billion to billion. he was off by at least a factor of 10, at least, and we will hear from our second panel, maybe much more than that. ask,ly, we are going to from the u.s. point of view, what are the geopolitical, military and strategic lessons in so far as we can see them from this near and far vantage point. what are the take homes from this conflict? a reallyssembled superb roster...
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saying, look, folks, there is no exit strategy here because the bush administration does not intend to leave. we do not belong as an occupying power in that part of the world. we are going to enable it ran, strengthen it ran, not take down -- enable iran, strgthen iran, not take down iran. i grew up in the military. i served in vietnam. i spent five years at the pentagon as a defense executive and as a marine. my son dropped out of college and fought during some of the harder fighting an infantry man. i was the assistant secretary of defense and secretary of the navy. i spent a great deal of my professional life thinking about these issues and trying to articulate what the proper role should be of the presidency of the military and of the congress. one of the things that we have seen, i think particularly with the advance of technology, the remote weapons systems, the increased use of special forces, and the libya example, which i write about in this piece, is that congress has not really had a voice even in the way that it diduring the vote on iraq when it comes to a lot of the ways t
saying, look, folks, there is no exit strategy here because the bush administration does not intend to leave. we do not belong as an occupying power in that part of the world. we are going to enable it ran, strengthen it ran, not take down -- enable iran, strgthen iran, not take down iran. i grew up in the military. i served in vietnam. i spent five years at the pentagon as a defense executive and as a marine. my son dropped out of college and fought during some of the harder fighting an...
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we worked together in the department of justice during the bush and administration. i congratulate you on your promotion. you always had a reputation for intelligence and professionalism and hard work. it is good to see you here today. bitnt to follow up a little on some questions that mr. maria asked you earlier. ask you early. -- earlier. they came from various federal districts or were held in various districts. i understand from your testimony that you did not consult with individual united states attorneys in those federal districts when you were releasing detainees who would have come from them. is that correct? >> that is correct. most of the detainees that we received on the criminal side are coming from state and local custody, just the sheer volume. >> but still, the united states attorney's are the chief attorneys in the districts and they would not be your attorneys in each of the districts. >> on criminal prosecution matters, of course. >> and on civil matters. >> yes. although they do not get involved in administration removal matters. >> but they would
we worked together in the department of justice during the bush and administration. i congratulate you on your promotion. you always had a reputation for intelligence and professionalism and hard work. it is good to see you here today. bitnt to follow up a little on some questions that mr. maria asked you earlier. ask you early. -- earlier. they came from various federal districts or were held in various districts. i understand from your testimony that you did not consult with individual united...
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reaganin the administration -- >> i was in the bush administration. >> excuse me. not that old. i will talk about is the one that will be argued tomorrow. it is called hollingsworth against perry. it began with the california supreme court ruling that as a matter of california state lot of laws banning same-sex marriages were unconstitutional with the california constitution. immediate become a process was begun in november, 2008, and the voters in california passed an initiative, an amendment to the constitution that says marriage shall only be between persons of the opposite sex, one man and one woman from outlying same-sex marriage. at the same time, california high already in place well before the first decision statutes that created domestic partnerships that provide all of the legal rights to same-sex did, butas marriage they could not call themselves married. the reaction was fairly prompt. the case was filed in federal court after an unsuccessful case in state court, challenging the constitutionality this time under the federal constitution of the ban on same-sex marriag
reaganin the administration -- >> i was in the bush administration. >> excuse me. not that old. i will talk about is the one that will be argued tomorrow. it is called hollingsworth against perry. it began with the california supreme court ruling that as a matter of california state lot of laws banning same-sex marriages were unconstitutional with the california constitution. immediate become a process was begun in november, 2008, and the voters in california passed an initiative,...
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the top advisor in the bush administration was fired for saying the war might cost of to $200 billion. larry wrote a book in which he argued many of the problems that occurred early in the war were related to the fact no one early on was willing to confront the true potential cost in those early days. today the u.s. has spent two trillion dollars in direct outlays for iraq. at this point, as we are thinking about the difference between 50 billion and three trillion, i usually remind my students about the difference between 1 billion and one trillion, up because they sound the same. thinking about it, we know if you had a million thousand dollar bills stacked on the table, it would be 4 inches high, and 1 billion would be 350 feet, which the washington monument is 555 feet, and the capitol dome is 258 feet, so it is in that range. one trillion is 55 miles higher. three are really talking about an order of magnitude bigger when we think about the war costs. the out of pocket cost is just a fraction of the total cost. there are many causes. there are costs to the region. there are opport
the top advisor in the bush administration was fired for saying the war might cost of to $200 billion. larry wrote a book in which he argued many of the problems that occurred early in the war were related to the fact no one early on was willing to confront the true potential cost in those early days. today the u.s. has spent two trillion dollars in direct outlays for iraq. at this point, as we are thinking about the difference between 50 billion and three trillion, i usually remind my students...
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it was totally reversed in the bush years, our republican colleagues didn't say a word, they said no problem, it's the appropriate percentage of g.d.p. new york problem with the deaf zit, they never complained about it. but now with their initiatives, the ryan republican job killer budget is making matters worse. in terms of reducing the deficit. because it deprives of our economy of the very initiatives that would create growth. the education of our people, lifetime learning, for the american people. investments in education, as i said, nothing brings more money. investments in jobs, infrahave structure, energy, innovation, absent in the ryan republican job killer budget. medicare, so important to the stability of america's working families, the provisions in the affordable care act that affect medicare have already demonstrated that we're halting the rapid increase in cost of health care spending system of that is what has enabled the c.b.o. to say with more promise that we can use a different baseline to reduce the deficit and that has been used in the republican budget. i urge my
it was totally reversed in the bush years, our republican colleagues didn't say a word, they said no problem, it's the appropriate percentage of g.d.p. new york problem with the deaf zit, they never complained about it. but now with their initiatives, the ryan republican job killer budget is making matters worse. in terms of reducing the deficit. because it deprives of our economy of the very initiatives that would create growth. the education of our people, lifetime learning, for the american...